New Mexico legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Mexico SB32: PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Status: In committee, February 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to crime; revising the time limitation for commencing prosecution of human trafficking; increasing the age applicable to victims of sexual exploitation of children by prostitution to eighteen; amending the elements of human trafficking; providing a definition of "harm"; prohibiting certain defenses in a prosecution for certain crimes; adding victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children to the victims of crime act; prohibiting earned meritorious deductions for a human trafficking sentence.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIME; REVISING THE TIME LIMITATION FOR COMMENCING PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; INCREASING THE AGE APPLICABLE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN BY PROSTITUTION TO EIGHTEEN; AMENDING THE ELEMENTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; PROVIDING A DEFINITION OF "HARM"; PROHIBITING CERTAIN DEFENSES IN A PROSECUTION FOR CERTAIN CRIMES; ADDING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN TO THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT; PROHIBITING EARNED MERITORIOUS DEDUCTIONS FOR A HUMAN TRAFFICKING SENTENCE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. Section 30-1-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chapter 303, Section 1-8, as amended) is amended to read: "30-1-8. TIME LIMITATIONS FOR COMMENCING PROSECUTION.--A person shall not be prosecuted, tried or punished in any court .232966.2GLG wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ of this state unless the indictment is found or information or complaint is filed within the time as provided: A. for a second degree felony, within six years from the time the crime was committed; B. for a third or fourth degree felony, within five years from the time the crime was committed; C. for a misdemeanor, within two years from the time the crime was committed; D. for a petty misdemeanor, within one year from the time the crime was committed; E. for any crime against or …
Sponsors
- Heather Berghmans (D, SD-015) · primary sponsor